From
1960 to 1972, Ron Mix was a 10-time All-League and All-Pro
offensive
lineman with the American Football
League San Diego and Los Angeles
Chargers and Oakland Raiders.

A University of Southern California
All-America in 1959, he was the first
draft choice of both the National Football
League’s Baltimore Colts and AFL
vs. Boston Patriots. The Patriots traded
their rights to Mix to the Los Angeles
Chargers in 1960, and one year later the
franchise moved to San Diego, where
he starred at both offensive tackle and
offensive guard. He retired in 1970, butreturned to play two
seasons with the
Oakland Raiders.

Mix played in seven All-Star
games, and when he completed his active
career, the Chargers retired his jersey:
number 74.

The Chargers-Raiders star was
unanimously named to the All-Time
AFL Team by the Pro Football Hall of
Fame. In 1979, Mix became the second
AFL player and sixth offensive lineman,
all-time, to be elected to the Pro
Football Hall of Fame.